In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...
Divine Geometry at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn., explores arts in the historical and contemporary ...
Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...
The traditional craft of making xuanzhi, or rice paper, dates back about 1,500 years. It has been used by writers, historians ...
Faeze Alavi remains optimistic about restoring Iranian-Israeli relations and rejects Western silencing techniques in academia ...
Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction ...
A new study underscores the ubiquity of pleasant smells attached to commonly displayed objects, like sarcophagi and wrappings used in mummified remains.
Meanwhile, the launch of the inaugural Bukhara Biennial later this year will mark a pivotal moment in the country’s emergence ...
A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link. LONDON, March 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) ...
Recent research provides compelling evidence that Middle Paleolithic peoples created deliberate patterns on stone artifacts ...
The Eurocentric concept of the “Dark Ages” has often obscured the rich, diverse, and sophisticated developments in Africa.